A Huntly man charged with 22 counts of various sexual abuse crimes pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 25) to three counts of intercourse with a child under 13 in Rappahannock County Circuit Court. […]

After recommending a change to the zoning code in November to allow such a thing, the Rappahannock County Planning Commission last week tabled Cliff Miller IV’s application for a permit to build a nine-hole golf course. […]

A couple of weeks ago an editorial in this space pointed out that bitterly cold weather here in Rappahannock County didn’t contradict the scientific consensus on global warming. Now, that anecdotal evidence is matched by the latest numbers from NOAA. […]

I feel concerned and sorry for Walter Nicklin [“Weather why’s,” Feb. 6], since he is so closed-minded. Someone with a dearth of facts and a weak argument will make their point even weaker by demeaning and […]

My wife and I and our girls were delighted to see Chris Doxzen’s recent Sperryville column about Loring Anderson. The picture she painted of him is so accurate, of a unique, independent and self-sufficient man […]

Walter Nicklin, in last week’s editorial, “Women are people, too,” would have us believe that those who seek to restrict access to contraception and abortion are taking “extreme positions on women’s rights.” The World Health […]

Our quarterly Rappahannock Business Link Networking Social, held last Wednesday at Gadino Cellars, boasted the largest turnout ever! Perhaps it was because more of you are learning about Businesses of Rappahannock and long to become […]

Andrew Haley and Keir Whitson complete the American Birkebeiner, Aging Together’s caregiver training begins March 5, “Friends and Neighbors” continues at the Inn, the Book Barn offers a DVD sale and Ecumenical Lenten services rotate through area churches in this week’s Washington column. […]

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